Vote set for May 12: Union
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 2073 — representing 227 workers at the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) — reached a tentative settlement May 8.
The tentative deal ended a nine-week-old strike that started March 6. Mediated talks were facilitated by third-party mediator John Stout over four and a half days in Toronto, said the union.
No details of the settlement will be released until the membership has had the opportunity to vote, which is set for May 12. The earliest possible date workers could be back on the job is May 15, according to CUPE.
“I’m pleased to say we now have a resolution,” said Stacey Connor, president of Local 2073. “We have a deal that we can recommend to our members.”
CUPE Local 2073 represents workers in 24 CHS offices across Ontario. They serve the deaf and hard of hearing community by working as counsellors, literacy instructors, audiologists, speech language pathologists, interpreters/interpreter trainers, clerical support, program coordinators, program assistants, and information technology specialists.
